Krishnan Pallassana

Krishnan Pallassana is a development expert with nearly two decades of multifarious experience in Asia, including in strategic leadership, program management, donor relations, policy advocacy, resource mobilization and networking.

His previous role was with Actionaid International as Country Director in Afghanistan since 2011, where he led the development of Afghanistan Country Strategy, facilitated organizational restructuring, enhanced organizational efficiency and repositioned the organizational brand. He was also involved in a number of international missions and served on Actionaid’s global strategic oversight team on resilience and climate change.

Krishnan has worked in India, Nepal and Afghanistan and has mission experience in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Vietnam. He now lives in New Delhi with his wife and two daughters.